Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23

The cotton seed has arrived. See
Henry burst.
All the latest styles in spring hats at
Wood * Vincent's. 80
julius Goldsmith came over from
Winfield yesterday.
A carload Of seed potatoes at Currie
Il Schmidt's this week. 40
Pearson Il Co. have several 6rst-class
farms in this county for rent. 80
Cook, Brace s. Co., the new real es-
tate firm, are ready for business.
The INDEX Office has turned out a
large amount Of job work during the
past week.
Medicine Lodge and KiOwa must
have direct daily mail between the
two points.
Early seed potatoes-a carload lot
received this week by Standiford, You
mans & Eldred. Al
For SALE-Two fresh mich cows.
Enquire of John Doherer, Medicine
Lodge, Kansas.
Don't place your farm loan until you
have seen the new loan firm of Allen,
Oyerstreet Il Ellis. 33
A. s. McClearey has let the contract
for a new residence which is to be
built OIL North Walnut street.
The mother Of a. J. Hargis arrived
here from Cass county. Mo-, yesterday
and was met here by Mrs. Hargis.
The assessed valuation of Barber
county was $4,000, 900 last March. This
year it will likely equal S4,0000O0.
Distict CLERK Holmes has rented the
Geo. 5 anderson property and will have
his family here this week.
Last Saturday, Judge Hardy issued
a marriage license to Mr.. Frank Fetty,
of this county and Miss Martha L. In
gram, of Grenola, Kansas.
Pearson & Co. this week sold the
Fred IIancher place, lGO acres. Al miles
east of town To q man named Wolver-
ton OF Pennsylvania, for Sl,70O.
The Adventures OF Tad" is a new
and original story. and every young
person who reads the INDEX should
keen up with Tad"
Mr.. Burton who married Miss Nell
lie Howe, started with his wife to Col
oradO yesterday, and there they will es-
tablish their future home.
II. A. Cameron will be glad to meet
his old friends i'm search of a reliable
life insurance company, at his new
room, No. 4, in the Thompson block.
w. W. Stamford is up from Eldred
and says cattle are doing extraOrdina-
rily well. lie reports that water is get
ting scarce OIL some oTthe.ranges inthe
Territory.
Who was Andrew Alltizer? The
body of young man supposed to be
him was found near Nevada, Mo-, last
week. II Is stated that he formerly liv-
ed at this place.
The county commissioners will meet
In regular session Monday. April 18th.
Remember this, and don't come in town
April 4th and say you thought that
was the time.
j. :. Fleming requests us in this
manner To return his thanks to the
volunteer liremen who worked so nobly
and saved his building from destruc-
ton last Sunday morning.
Owners of horses on exhibition Sat
urday, in this city, are invited to call
ut the INDEX Office and tell of the
fine points of their favorltes. We
charge nothing for making mention of
line stock and will be glad to make a
good showing for the county.
Eli Benedict, of the firm of Miller &
Benedict, who last fall purchased a
100 acre farm near this city, has NOV
ed here from Sedgwick county, bring
ing along lot of fine cattle and other
live stock. His headquarters are at
tire old Newkirk place.
We are informed by Z. Sample, the
solicitor of that road i'm this judicial
district, that the Chicago, Kansas and
Western railroad will not be extended
west from this city for the present; and
fuiher, he does not know when work
on the extension will be commenced.
S. S. Cary, having sold his farm, west
of here, on the river, near Mingona,
left, last Thursday, for Colorado, with
his family. He will take charge of an
extensive ranch, near Denver, for the
present. lie still owns property in
Mingona. George Garten went west
with MIR. Cary.
THE FIEsT NATIONAL BANK is MA
KING Fam LOANS ON BETTER TERMS
TOR TIE BORROWER THAN CAN DE OF
FE2ED ELSEWHERE. ALL INTEREST
II PAYABLE AT THEIR OFFICE, THUS
sAV' q EXPENSE OF RENTING THE
MONEY. CONSULT YOUR OWN INTEREST
ny CALLING ON THEM BEFORE CON
TRACING FOR LOAN ON YOUR FARM.
The county commissioners, at their
meeting last Wednesday, decided that
until the petitions asking for a new
township had been acted on that they
could not call an election in the town
ships Of ElwOod and Aetna to vote on
the Border Line railroad proposition.
This then stops voting aid to that line
until after July; and even then it is pos
sible that no action will be taken to-
word calling an election, for the same
questions may arise at every quarter
w meeting of the commissioners.
Mr.. b. V. StoughtOn died at his
home near Mingona, March IS, 1887, at
the age Of 20 years and 4 months. and
OF Thursday he was buried in High
land cemetery, near this place, under